Cloud Computing with Microsoft Azure BUNDLE

Explore Azure storage options, including blob storage, file, queue, and table storage, plus archive and hot storage, to manage unstructured and structured data at scale.

Learn how blob storage provides massively scalable object storage for unstructured data, with block, page, and append blobs, accessible via rest APIs, and optimized for streaming, backups, and global access.

Explore Azure files as a cloud file storage service that offers SMB mounting across Windows, Linux, and macOS, enabling hybrid cloud access, shared files, and integrated backups with AD authentication.

Explore Azure table storage as a scalable, schema-less key-value store for semi-structured data, using partition keys and entities to query, replicate, and serialize with JSON.

Learn how a queue enables asynchronous messaging between application components, enabling decoupled, scalable cloud architectures and reliable workload handling.

Explore Azure Data Lake Storage, a massively scalable secure storage built on blob storage for big data analytics, enabling ingestion, cleansing, schema annotation, and analytics with Lake Analytics and Hadoop.

Explore StorSimple, an integrated Azure storage solution that enables hybrid cloud storage with primary and archival options, disaster recovery, and automated data management across on-premises and cloud data centers.

Explore Azure backup, a cloud-based, secure solution for backing up and restoring data. Learn about recovery service vault, site recovery, and full, differential, and incremental backups.

Explore archival storage in cloud computing, using blob-based archival storage for rarely accessed data with long-term retention. Understand hot, cool, and archive tiers, rehydration times, encryption, and cost considerations.

Create a simple blob storage instance in Azure for unstructured data. Configure storage accounts, containers, replication, and security to use the free tier.

Create a file storage instance by provisioning a storage account and resource group, choose region and replication, organize directories and files, upload content, and manage access via rest api.

Create a resource group and storage account, obtain access keys, create a blob container, and upload and download files using the azure cli for blob storage management.

Explore managing Azure file service with Azure CLI by creating a resource group, provisioning a storage account, enabling a file share, and retrieving storage account keys.

Learn to manage the Azure file service with the Azure CLI by creating a resource group, storage account, and file share, then upload and access files.

Upload and download files to Azure file service using Azure CLI, list files in a share, and view details like length, with account name, key, share name, and destination.

Learn how to host a static website on Azure by creating a storage account, choosing blob storage, and configuring resource groups and location to deploy your site.

Create an index.html and structure the page using basic html tags to build a static website. Upload the site to an Azure storage account, deploy, and view the hosted page.

Learn to host a static website on Azure storage, access the site, and manage files. Copy the website URL, refresh the hosting service, and enable or disable hosting as needed.

Learn to add image upload to a website by creating an Azure resource group and blob storage with containers for images and thumbnails, plus an app service and access keys.

learn how to set up Azure resources (resource group, storage accounts, container), clone a repository, configure deployment, and enable image uploading on a website, observing logs and docs.

Clone an external repository and attach it to the web app to set up a foundation for file uploads, then plan to integrate a storage account.

Learn to attach your app to an Azure storage account, configure app settings with the storage account name and key, and enable image uploads that store in the storage container.

Learn to add an image upload option to your website by storing uploads in an Azure blob storage container, generate thumbnails, and manage images from the storage account.

Deploy a scalable WordPress site on the Azure platform by creating a resource group and configuring database settings. Then use the WordPress dashboard to post, install plugins, and customize themes.

Create your first WordPress blog post, customize content and layout, preview, and publish. Manage categories, tags, and a feature image in the dashboard, and edit posts as needed.

Explore how to use cloud shell in Azure, mount storage, create a storage account and file share, access a terminal to upload, download, edit files, and use the editor.

learn to run python scripts in cloud shell by connecting a terminal, creating and editing a script, executing it to see output, and installing packages with pip.

Install Azure CLI on Windows following the official docs, then log in via browser to access Azure services from the command prompt, manage storage, and deploy containers.

Learn to use the Azure SDK with PowerShell via command prompt, including logging in, managing resources, and exploring cloud connected services and backup options.

Download storage explorer to manage Azure storage across Windows, macOS, and Linux from multiple accounts and subscriptions, and create, manage, and delete blob, table, file storage, and Cosmos DB entities.

Install Storage Explorer to manage Azure storage services, including blob storage and containers. Log in, attach your Azure account, and perform uploads, downloads, and snapshot management.

Discover why Docker is in rising demand, with survey data showing growing popularity, installations, and repository activity, and see its fast boot, portability, and scalability advantages.

Deliver a concise overview of Kubernetes architecture, detailing the control plane with etcd, kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, kube-scheduler, and cloud-controller-manager, plus worker components like kubelet, kube-proxy, and container runtimes Docker, CRI-O, containerd.

Learn how Kubernetes pods wrap containers, share resources, and isolate workloads, and how services expose pods through Cluster IP, Ingress, or Load Balancer for external access.

Explore how Kubernetes coordinates master and worker nodes, api server, scheduler, and controllers to deploy, scale, roll out updates, and ensure reliable containerized apps across clusters.

Learn to create and manage a private Azure container registry. Push and pull Docker images, control access with Active Directory, and deploy across regions for low latency.

Discover how AKS reduces operational overhead by offloading master management to Azure while you manage worker nodes, health monitoring, and elastic auto-scaling with Visual Studio continuous integration pipelines.

Learn how Azure container instances run docker containers without managing servers on Linux or Windows, with on-demand scaling, isolation, and easy deployment from Docker Hub or container registry.

Learn to deploy service fabric clusters on virtual machines, running microservices as replicas across nodes with elastic auto-scaling, load balancing, and cross-platform support.

Learn to deploy and manage an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster, create and organize a resource group, and enable monitoring add-ons while running a multi-container app to check cluster health.

Connect your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster via cloud shell, obtain credentials, and configure kubectl to verify the cluster is ready; then build a voting app with cat and dog components.

Deploy and manage a Kubernetes app on Azure AKS by creating a manifest file, deploying with kubectl apply, and exposing services to obtain an external IP.

Explore the resources created when deploying an AKS cluster, including virtual machines, disks, public IPs, network interfaces, security rules, a load balancer, and how to delete them.

Deploy a Docker container to Azure Container Instances for rapid app deployment without orchestration, configuring resource group, container name, image, DNS label, and location, then monitor logs and IP.

Create a storage account, fetch keys, and mount a file share to a container instance to deploy and access content via a DNS name or IP.

Advance your azure container workflow by stopping a linux container, using an attached shell to execute commands, inspect files, and review container metadata like location and status.

Advance your skills in Azure container instances with the fourth installment of the project container instance series, focusing on practical cloud deployment and management within the Azure bundle.

Discover how to create an Azure container registry, store private docker container images, and use ACR tasks to build and push containers, with security options and docker prerequisites.

Learn to install and configure docker, log in to your content registry, push and pull images, and manage containers to build and host private container images.

Azure DNS powers name resolution with hosted zones, alias records, and a global network of name servers, then secure and manage it with DNS firewall, traffic manager, and IAM roles.

Explore how the Azure Traffic Manager, a DNS-based load balancer, routes global traffic for performance and availability using latency, round robin, and failover policies.

Explore a cloud native firewall that centrally governs Azure traffic with stateful filtering, NAT, and service tag based rules, plus integrated logging, analytics, and threat intelligence.

Learn how ExpressRoute creates private connections from on-premises data centers to the Microsoft global network, delivering private, reliable, low-latency connectivity without the public internet for hybrid apps.

Explore Azure virtual WAN to unify branch connectivity across regions with virtual hubs, VPN, ExpressRoute, and centralized security and routing in the Microsoft global network.

Learn how Azure network security groups enforce traffic rules for virtual networks, subnets, and interfaces, with diagnostic logging, rule counters, and inbound outbound controls to secure cloud deployments.

Explore virtual networks in the cloud, including isolation, subnets, and DNS settings, and learn to connect on premise data centers via VPNs, peering, and hybrid cloud solutions.